Róisín Murphy - Hit Parade [CD]

Ninja Tune

£10.80

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: ZENCD290
Barcode: 5054429172980
Release Date: 08 Sep 2023
Genre: Disco

CD: Presented in a gloss laminate CD gatefold sleeve with lyric booklet

● One of music’s most innovative artists, Queen of Electronic Music and the Avant-Garde, Róisín Murphy is back with a much anticipated new album - her sixth - in collaboration with the legendary producer DJ Koze. Hit Parade, due for release on Ninja Tune in 2023, sees the idiosyncratic trailblazer masterfully spanning genres such as disco, soul, pop and house. Róisín Murphy is a multifaceted and Mercury nominated singer, songwriter, producer, fashion icon, creative director, podcast host and screen actor
● Upcoming UK tour (total 26.8K cap) to be announced, including headline show at Alexandra Palace (10K cap)
● Double vinyl with 13 indelible tracks, with an additional vinyl exclusive track on the Deluxe version of the album
● Hit Parade has already been confirmed as Rough Trade’s Album of the Month for September 2023
● Róisín Murphy and DJ Koze’s “Can’t Replicate” white label 12” sold 1K units within 24 hrs, #16 on the UK Official Chart’s best selling vinyl of 2023 so far! Peaked #5 on Music Week’s Upfront Club Chart, and soundtracked Chanel’s FW23/24 Paris Fashion Week show
● Produced by the renowned DJ Koze, a leading figure in electronic music, known for his unique blend of hip-hop, techno, and house. Critically acclaimed albums such as Music Is Okay, Amygdala and Knock Knock (featuring much loved Róisín collabs “Scratch That” & “Illumination”). His flawless DJ-Kicks compilation is a fan favourite and he highly sought after for his remix and collaboration skills, following remixes for Jamie XX, Matthew Herbert, Moderat, and Låpsley
● Róisín has previously collaborated with David Byrne, Crookers, Maurice Fulton, Andy Cato, Matthew Herbert, Handsome Boy Modelling School and David Morales, with remixes from likes of François K, Todd Edwards, Derrick Carter, Soulwax, Dimitri From Paris, Paul Oakenfold, and Hercules and Love Affair
● First single “CooCool” made the BBC 6 Music A-List, her fifth to be A-Listed at the station, and album announce single “The Universe” first play on Lauren Laverne’s show on 17th May
● Róisín on the covers of Guardian Film + Music, Buffalo Zine’s SS23 no.17 Disco Pogo SS23, guest on Off Menu podcast. Upcoming features: Alan Carr Life’s a Beach podcast, Vogue, Rolling Stone UK, Never Mind The Buzzcocks & Sunday Brunch TV + incoming live reviews from Evening Standard, Dazed, Attitude, DJ Mag, Mixmag
● Forthcoming Boiler Room in Paris. Played Printworks Closing Party
● Headlining upcoming festivals: Blue Dot, Might Hoopla, We Out Here, Secret Garden Party and Lost Village (UK) with more in 2024
● Previous festivals inc. 5x Glastonbury (inc. West Holts headline), Primavera, Coachella, All Points East, Dekmantel (headline), HOMOBLOC), Wilderness, Pukkelpop, Electric Picnic
● Sold out headline shows at Brixton Academy (5K cap), Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Somerset House and Berghain. Róisín Machine’s 13x date EU tour sold over 26K tickets
● Fans include Eliza Rose, Jessie Ware, Bicep, Daniel Avery, Peggy Gou and Jamie XX and more
● A whole series of remixes are incoming!
● Critically acclaimed 2020 album Róisín Machine, hit #14 on the UK Official Albums chart, following Hairless Toys at #19, and her debut solo album Overpowered, which reached #20 (certified Silver)
● Fashion work with Vivienne Westwood, Chanel, Gucci, Hermes, Valentino
● Starred in the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself Recommended if you like… Grace Jones, DJ Koze, Herbert, Little Dragon, SAULT, Khruangbin, Jessie Ware, Fever Ray, Robyn, Goldfrapp, Folamour

“Hybridizing the precision of cutting-edge fashion with the heady spontaneity of the dance floor”
The New York Times

“The best album of her career”
Guardian Film + Music

● Single 1 “CooCool” was named Best New Track by Pitchfork, and was #2 in Guardian Film+Music’s print playlist, with further features in Consequence of Sound, DJ Mag, Pitchfork, Mixmag, PAPER (#1 w/ lead image), PASTE, COOL HUNTING, The Line of Best Fit, Clash, Stereogum, Our Culture, BrooklynVegan, NME, Beats Per Minute, Treble, DIY, God In The TV Zine, Northern Transmissions, RetroPop, Nialler9, Hot Press (X2) and more
● Key Features/Interviews include The New York Times, Vogue, GQ, Pitchfork, W Magazine, The Independent, Jezebel, Interview, Billboard, Conde Naste Traveller, The Fader, Women’s Wear Daily, Gay Times, Clash, Dazed, The Quietus, Cool Hunting
● Róisín Machine EOY Album Lists: The Guardian (#11), The Independent, Louder Than War, NME, Clash, Crack, MusicOMH (#1), Mr Porter (#7), The Forty Five, Esquire, The Skinny, The Quietus, Uncut, Timeout, Metro (#1), and BBC. Reviews: 5* NME, Metro, and The Arts Desk. Loud and Quiet (9/10), Pitchfork (8.0), The Guardian (4*) and many more

1. What Not To Do
2. CooCool
3. The Universe
4. Hurtz So Bad
5. The House
6. Spacetime
7. Fader
8. Free Will
9. You Knew
10. Can’t Replicate
11. Crazy Ants Reprise
12. Two Ways
13. Eureka